Michigan Technological University’s Adrienne Minerick has been named a Fellow of the
American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Minerick, an associate professor of chemical engineering, is among 388 individuals
selected for the honor this year for their efforts to advance scientifically or socially
distinguished science applications.

Minerick was recognized “for leading contributions to the field of nonlinear electrokinetics,
particularly discernment of surface molecules with electric fields in microdevices,
and for leadership in the field as the AES Electrophoresis Society president."

Minerick researches portable “lab on a chip” techniques, which use hand-held devices
to analyze small samples of blood or other body fluids. She has developed a quick,
easy and accurate way to determine blood type by exposing small blood samples to an
electrical field. Eventually, she hopes to be able to diagnose disease using related
techniques. In one of her projects, she is working to detect oversized red blood cells,
which are associated with a higher risk of heart attack and related cardiovascular
problems.

Minerick was nominated by Nicholas Peppas, who holds the Fletcher Stuckey Pratt Chair
in Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin and has received the Founders
Award from the National Academy of Engineering. Kirk Schulz, president of Kansas State
University and former chair of chemical engineering at Michigan Tech, supported her
nomination.

Minerick recently completed a term as president of AES-Electrophoresis Society and
was an invited contributor to the 2013 NAE Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium.
She received Michigan Tech’s 2012 Fredrick D. Williams Instructional Innovation Award
and is also a recipient of ASEE’s Ray W. Fahien Award, which honors vision in chemical
engineering education.

New Fellows will be honored on Feb. 15 at the AAAS Fellows Forum during the 2014 AAAS
Annual Meeting in Chicago.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an international
nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing science around the world. In addition
to organizing membership activities, AAAS publishes the journal Science, as well as
many scientific newsletters, books and reports, and spearheads programs that raise
the bar of understanding for science worldwide.

Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than
7,000 students from 54 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than
120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering,
forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and
social sciences. Our campus in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway
and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.